Washing-machine



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H. CHURCH.

WASHING MACHINE. I No. 461,736. Patented Oct. 20, 1891'.

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To all whom it may concern:

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY CHURCH, OF PARKSTON, SOUTH DAKOTA.

WASHING- MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 461,736, dated October 20, 1891.

Application filed March 25, 189 1. Serial No. 386,332. (No model.)

Be it known that I, HENRY CHURCH, of Parkston, in the county of Hutchinson and State of South Dakota, have invented a new and useful lVashin g-Machine, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of this inventionis to provide a simple, compact, and efficient washing-machine having novel features of utility which improve its construction and expedite the operation of the device.

To these ends my invention consists in the construction and combination of parts, as is hereinafter described and claimed.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification,

in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

the last figure named.

Figure 1 is a longitudinal section of the machlne, taken on the line 1 1 in Fig. 2, showing a cover in position, which is removed in of the device with its cover removed. Fig. 3 is a transverse section taken on the line 3 3 in Fig. 2, showing the cover of the cylinder turned back. Fig 4 is a broken exterior View of a portion of the machine that is 0pposite the arrow 4 in Fig. 3.

the sudsbox broken, showing the latching device that connects the two sections of the cylinder in opened adjustment; Fig. 6 represents the parts shown in Fig. 5 with the latching device in a latched condition. Fig. '7 is an end view of the main portion of the clothes-holding cylinder of the machine detached with one of its supporting-trunnions secured upon it; and Fig. 8 is a broken plan view of the main section of the clothes-holding cylinder detached, showing the construction of its interior.

The frame A is rectangular, having four legs a. Upon each side of the frame two side boards a of the suds-box B are secured parallel to each other. Said side boards are similarly channeled on their inner surfaces oppositely in circular form to receive the ends of a series of staves b, that when secured by the transverse bolts Z), which pass through the side boards below the staves, form a concave suds-box, which may be lined with non-oxid- Fig. 2 is a plan view Fig. 5 is an end. view of the clothes-cylinder and a portion of izable sheet metal or be used without such a lining, as may be preferred.

The cylindrical clothes-holding and washing chamber is composed of two sections C C, which are hinged at c on one side edge to allow thesmaller portion C to be folded outwardly and rest upon a bracket-shelf D, that is hinged at c to one side board aof the sudsbox B. As shown, the clothes-cylinder C C is composed of a series of slats d, secured by their ends to the head-walls e of the cylinder and at even distances apart. Preferably at four points wider slats (Z are introduced, that have diagonal ribs formed on their inner surface, which for efficiency should alternately incline in opposite directions. (See Fig. 8.) Within the two sections of the cylinder C C the cleats g are affixed to the head-Walls e, as shown in Fig. 1, these cleats in pairs forming V-shaped abutments, whereon the clothes will impinge when the cylinder is rotated.

The sections C C of the clothes-cylinder are secured together by a peculiar form of safety: latch f, (shown in Figs. 5 and 6,) said device being shaped as a hook and composed of two portions, one main part havinga bent end, to which is pivoted the remaining part f of the latch-hook, which piece is lapped upon the other where jointed and has its free extension curved edgewise to complete ahook when adjusted, as shown in Fig. 6. The latch-hook fis pivotally secured by its end f upon the head portion of the cylinder-section C, that serves as a lid to the cylinder, and upon the main portion C a latching-staple g is attached, which may be engaged by the limb f of the latch-hook f, that is then folded upwardly and becomes locked by the'pressure of the lapped edges of the two parts of the hook upon the staple g, and will remain in locked adjustment until the limb f is swung downwardly to release it. The trunnions h of the cylinder are oppositely attached to the main cylinder-section C, projecting at points which represent the radial center of the two sections when secured together, and, as shown in Fig. 7, the trunnions are formed with radial wings h, that are perforated to receive screws, whereby the trunnions are affixed upon the -head-walls e of the cylinder and are revolubly supported in open boxes 2', that are dovetailed in the side rails of the frame A, so that a single screw 2" will retain each in place, as shown in Fig. 3, the cylinder being adapted for rotation in the suds-box by a removable crank-handle D, which engages a projecting end of one trunnion 71 The bracket-shelf D is supported with its upper surface in a horizontal plane by a hinged prop-piece If, that engages the hooked end of a catch-plate m, which is secured upon the lower surface of the bracket-shelf, as shown in Figs. 3 and a, and when in position is adapted to afiord support to the cylindersection (1 when it is swung upwardly on its hinges, as represented in Fig. 3.

Upon the under side of the frame A, at one end, a soap-box n is formed by transverse boards, and other parts of the frame are strengthened by the attachment of the transverse batten-strips 0 and vertical ribs P.

Upon the upper surface of the frame A a cross-bar 0 is erected edgewise, which is parallel with one of the cross-battens 0 and near to it, which cross-bar is seated upon a transverse top board 0 that extends over the sudsbox B, affording a seat. at this end of the sudsbox for the transverse wall of the cover E, which is adapted to inclose the cylinder 0 C and prevent escape of water or steam. The cross-bar 0' has short end wings 0 secured on it and upon the top edge of the sides of the suds-box B, which prevent water from escaping, which is removed from the clothes by a wringer, (not shown,) which is preferably clamped upon the cross-bar, conveniently located to receive clothes from the cylinder when it is opened, as shown in Fig. 3. It will be seen that in Fig.1 the slats cland d are set tangentially to the circular edge of thehead-walls eof the clothes-cylinder,which will enable them to lift the clothes if the cylinder is rotated in the direction indicated by the curved arrow in Fig. 1, and as the slats d are diagonally ribbed, as represented in Fig. 3, these move the clothes toward either end of the cylinder and cause them to engage the V-shaped cleats 9, all of which parts coact to keep the clothing in the cylinder in a con stant pounding agitation by their being lifted and dropped into the suds-water that permeates the mass and by the force of impact thereon speedily removes all dirt and impurities which the detergent action of the soapsuds in the machine will have action upon.

The cover E of the cylinder should be placed upon the machine when in service, and by sealing the suds-box prevents the escape of steam arising from the hot water an d quicken s the operation.

hen the dirt has been removed, the water can be drawn off by removing the plug-0' and other clean water poured into the suds-box, which will remove the loosen ed impurities and render the fabric clean if a few revolutions are given to the cylinder of the machine.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a Washing-machine,the combination, with a frame, a suds-box having two parallel side boards secured to the frame and a concave bottom therefor, a bracket-shelf hinged to one side board and a hinged prop therefor, of a revoluble cylinder that is slatted and divided into two sections that are hinged together Where their head walls meet, the lidsection being adapted to rest upon the propped bracket-shelf when in open adj ustinent, substantially as described.

2. In a washing-machine, a revolnble cylinder composed of two section s that are hinged together at the meeting edges of their headwalls, each section having tangential slats spaced apart, and other intervening tangential slats having wider faces that are diagonally ribbed on their inner surface, substantially as described.

In a washing-machine, a revoluble cylinder composed of two sections that are hinged together at the meeting edges of their headwalls at one end of the cylinder, each section having tangential slats spaced apart,and other tangential slats having wider faces that are diagonally ribbed on their inner surfaces, said slats being located at even intervals in the periphery of the cylinder and set tangentially to the curved edge of the head-walls, substantially as set forth.

4. In a washing-machine, a revoluble cylinder composed of two hinged sections having head-walls, and spaced slats set tangentially to the curved edges of the head-walls, and further provided with wider slats that intervene and have their inner surfaces diagonally ribbed, and cleats secured to the inner faces of the cylinder head-walls, substantially as described.

5. A wash'ng-machine cylinder consisting of the two hinged sections 0 G and formed of head-walls e, tangential slats cl, intervening tangential slats d, of greater width than the slats (Z and having diagonal ribs on their inner faces, and the cleats g, secured to the head-walls and forming in pairs V-shaped abutments, substantially as herein shown and described.

HENRY CHURCH. \Vitnesses:

G. L. HOUSE,

W. J. HoARE. 

